Salary Uplift Programme 2015/16

The Shortage Subject ‘Salary Uplift’ Programme is a government supported initiative that seeks to increase the supply of teachers in shortage areas with high-level subject expertise in non-selective state schools. Researchers training to be teachers in Maths and Physics will be eligible for a salary of up to £40,000 per annum for the duration of the programme. Trainees in Chemistry, ICT and Modern Foreign Languages will be also eligible for an increased salary and other associated benefits. Please see our brochure for full details.

Programme Overview:

• The Shortage Subject Salary Uplift Programme (SU) specifically aims to recruit trainees in the subjects listed above to train and teach from September 2015, where these individuals will inject their subject expertise into the schools they work with.
• The long-term aim of the programme is to fuel the pipeline of 16-18 year olds progressing to study these subjects at post-16 level and on to university and/or into employment in sectors requiring these skills.
• Through this programme, each trainee in a relevant subject may command a significant salary uplift the details of which can be found in our researcher brochure.
• The Salary uplift is available for both training years of the programme, and for a third year if trainees remain on the programme.

Every candidate who secures a place as a trainee on the RIS programme in these shortage subjects is eligible for the salary uplift and associated benefits. Candidates wanting to apply for the SU programme must apply through the normal RIS application process and we will update you on your eligibility for the uplift.